aaj phir shakh se gire patte aur mitti mein mil gae patte jaane kis dasht ki talash mein hain regzaron mein chikhte patte kal jinhen aasman pe dekha tha aaj patal mein mile patte apni aawaz hi se khauf-zada shakh-dar-shakh kanpte patte mujh ko ek barg-e-khushk bhi na mila ab kahan bagh mein hare patte sare gulshan ko de gae sona aur khud khak ban gae patte 'kaif' virani-e-gulistan bhi baz auqat le ude patte